Moritzburg Festival 2008: Reaches out to the young
TobiasIn the trailer, Jan Vogler reveals some interesting facts about the festival and exercises honest self-criticism: “We never really endorsed young musicians. We did have a lot of very young instrumentalists here in Moritzburg, such as Martin Stadtfeld and Baiba Skride. But really, these are already well-established artists with record deals and a fully booked calender”, Vogler admitted, “I am now trying to offer the reputation of the Moritzburg Festival to the Academy and the public”. What he means here is the Moritzburg Festival Academy, a 5-day event with courses and master classes, which will culminate in a concert by its participants on 12th August.
Even though the Moritzburg Festival will concentrate on classical core repertoire, there is always place for some 20th century composers such as Korngold and a lot of 19th century music. Astor Piazzolla, too, will play an important part in this year’s edition, with the upcoming Moritzburg Festival CD on Sony focussing on Tango tracks.
Picture by Adam Kumiszcza
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